- 7
[Boys, Thomas Shotter.]
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- London as it is. London: T. Boys, 1842]
- The twenty-seven plates, colour lithographs, one unframed
- The majority 17in by 12½in or 12½in by 17in or smaller
27 coloured lithographed plates on card (various sizes: from 538 x 364mm. to 247 x 446mm.), without title or text, [Abbey, Scenery 239; Tooley (1954) 104; Adams (London) 196], some marginal soiling, tears and creases, plate 11 trimmed to image with slight wear to edges, sold as a collection of loose plates not subject to return
Provenance
On loan to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, when appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is the complete set of 26 plates, together with an additional lithograph by Boys of the Tower of London after the fire of October 1841, which is not usually found with the work. These prints are considered to be the finest lithographed views of London. Abbey describes the work as being "of considerable importance; apart from the beauty of its plates, it records London at a period when good pictorial records were few. The London of the 1840s is probably more difficult to reconstruct than that of any period in the nineteenth century."